RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The findings of high resolution computed tomography in smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis patients according to their culture status
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P2618
VO 44
IS Suppl 58
A1 Tayfun Çaliskan
A1 Tuncer Özkisa
A1 Serkan Aribal
A1 Hatice Kaya
A1 Mehmet Incedayi
A1 Asim Ülçay
A1 Faruk Çiftçi
YR 2014
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2618.abstract
AB Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical features and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings of smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and to evaluate the correlation between these parameters and the culture results.Methods: We retrospectively studied 78 patients with active smear negative PTB with a mean age of 22.48 ± 3.18 years. They were divided into two groups according to the culture results. HRCT findings and clinical features at the start of antituberculosis treatment were reviewed.Results: Micronodules (87 %), large nodules (63 %) and centrilobular nodules (62 %) were the most common HRCT findings.Statistically significant differences for HRCT findings and clinical features were not observed between groups 1 (culture positive) and 2 (culture negative) (p > 0.05). Cough (37 %) and chest pain (32 %) were the most frequent symptoms. HRCT findings were observed in the right upper (72 %), left upper (56 %), right lower (32 %), and left lower lobes (29 %), in descending order.Conclusions: Significant differences were not observed between group 1 and group 2 for HRCT findings and clinical features. Thus, the patient with compatible clinical and radiological features for PTB in case of smear and culture negativity should be considered for tuberculosis treatment.